Obama on Paris/Britney Ad: ‘Is That the Best You Can Come up with?’

by Andy Barr - 07/31/08 1:38 PM ET

Barack Obama mocked the John McCain campaign Thursday for an ad comparing the Democratic presidential nominee to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.

“Given the seriousness of the issues, you’d think we could have a serious debate,” Obama said at a campaign event in Iowa.

“But so far, all we’ve been hearing about is Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. I mean, I do have to ask my opponent, is that the best you can come up with? Is that really what this election is about? Is that what is worthy of the American people?”

Obama called the ad “predictable” and said it shows the McCain campaign views politics “as a game.”

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